Poison: Jacob Zuma's toxic obsession
Is Jacob Zuma, the former president South Africa, the victim of an elaborate international conspiracy to poison him?
Jacob Zuma, South Africa's former president, believes the world is out to poison him. He has claimed that the CIA, MI6, local traitors, and perhaps even one of his wives, have tried to kill him. No wonder he has ordered toxicologists to test everything he eats. But is Zuma the victim of an elaborate international conspiracy that has its roots in the Cold War and South Africa鈥檚 liberation struggle? Or is he simply trying to distract attention from a mountain of corruption allegations? 91热爆 Africa correspondent, Andrew Harding, digs into a mystery that links a case of poisoned underpants, to a plot to kill Nelson Mandela, to this year鈥檚 riots that left 300 South Africans dead.
(Photo: Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Credit: Rogan Ward/Reuters)
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